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Chapter 67

The rest of the summer seemed to fly by. The month in Italy was amazing and the family enjoyed being away from Port Charles and having the time to just be together. Elizabeth took Cameron to see all the spots she had visited while in school and Jason took them both to see places that only the locals knew about.

Milo was replaced by Lee on this trip because Maxie went into the hospital a few days before they left. She contracted pneumonia and Milo didn't want to leave her. Jason of course understood, they even offered to delay the start of their trip but Maxie insisted they leave on the day they had already planned. Francis promised to call them if she got worse.

When they got home the O'Briens left for their vacation so Jason had to work longer hours occasionally. Elizabeth worked shifts at the food bank and Cameron hung out with Georgie, Milo since Maxie was better, or Lee. The little boy even spent some nights at the mansion and had his grandparents all to himself. Monica said she wasn't sure who had more fun during those sleepovers her grandson or her husband.

Summer gave way to fall and right after Labor Day the women of the Quartermaine family gathered in Lila's office, which was rechristened the war room, and began planning Elizabeth and Jason's wedding. The first announcement came from Lila who offered the use of the rose garden for the ceremony. Elizabeth didn't hesitate to accept.

With the date established and the location known it was the small details, and one big one that they needed to nail down. Elizabeth still needed to pick a dress. Tracy suggested a trip to New York to see Chloe, so calendars were pulled out as they tried to find a time to do that. In the end they picked a date in October and moved on to dealing with the menu.

Both boys started school the second week in September. Elizabeth had started her new job the week before. She and Jason were worried about how Cameron would adjust but the little boy did outstanding. He came home after his first day and talked for an hour about all the cool stuff they got to do and all the new friends he made. Ben was still his first friend, but new names were sprinkled through the conversation.

Shortly after school started Jason's birthday rolled around and for the first time in years he consented to having a party thrown for him. A small family gathering at the Grille where Tracy brought her new boyfriend, Dr. Tom Ford. Alan just about fell out of his chair when he learned they were dating and that it was serious. Elizabeth just smiled to herself. She was the one to suggest that Tracy might find the doctor good company. Dr. Ford had been widowed for a while and was ready to start dating again. He enjoyed a spirited woman, and Tracy was that.

As the winter rolled on three more engagements were announced. Max and Nadine, Milo and Maxie, and Kyle and Sabrina. Which meant lots of Girls Nights to start planning the new weddings. Maxie was already showing signs of being a bridezilla which surprised no one. Diane, who had her wedding planned already, was happy to help out. Mostly keeping everyone from killing her soon to be niece. The fall line of bridal gowns had found the doctor in love with a Vera Wang gown and just before Christmas she and Francis were tying the knot.

November saw Jason surprise his wife with a weekend in Vermont to celebrate her birthday. They didn't leave the room for the entire trip and he promised to make sure she got the ski lessons she wanted at another time.

Thanksgiving came and Elizabeth learned that the Quartermaine's hadn't had a turkey dinner in years. This information was shared after they arrived to find pizza boxes stacked on the sideboard. Every year some calamity happened. This year Dillon, who was home, mistakenly donated the entire supplies for the meal to the food bank. Cook had said the items that Lila ordered to be taken over were in the kitchen. Dillon cleaned everything out.

Cameron was thrilled. He was not a turkey fan.

December brought the Corelli-Miller nuptials. Elizabeth served as a bridesmaid and Jason very much liked her in the dress that was picked by the bride. When he got her home that evening he made sure to show her how much. Several times.

Two days after the wedding the Morgan O'Brien Christmas formal was held in the grand ballroom of the Port Charles Hotel. Keeping his word Jason had a lot of mistletoe around the room, and kissed his wife under every single sprig. The boys were staying at the mansion so afterwards Jason took his lovely wife upstairs to the room he reserved. The next morning they had a very late breakfast.

Christmas Eve everyone gathered for Mass, and afterwards the Morgans and O'Briens headed to the mansion where they would spend the night. Jason had already warned Elizabeth about the small mountain of gifts that had Cameron's name on them. Her frown was erased when he told her for every gift Alan bought for the boys he bought a matching gift for the kids at the hospital, while Edward purchased a matching gift to be donated to the toy drive at the food bank.

Now it was late January and Elizabeth was sitting in her bedroom looking at the calendar. She had counted the days three times now and each time came to the same conclusion. She was two weeks late for her period. The thought of a baby made her giddy. Aside from tender breasts she didn't have any other symptoms, but since she was extremely regular she suspected she was indeed pregnant. There was a way to find out for sure. Picking up the phone she dialed the warehouse.

"Morgan." Jason answered a bit distracted. He was reading a contract.

"Hi, can you stop by the store on your way home?" It was only one, the school was closed for an in service day, and she knew that instead of coming home at five like normal her husband would be home in about a half an hour tops.

"Sure what did you need?" Jason asked signing the document and putting it aside.

"A pregnancy test." Elizabeth told him.

"What?" Jason asked as his heartbeat increased.

"A pregnancy test." Elizabeth repeated.

"I'll be right home." Jason said hanging up and running from his office.

She met him at the door. "I have it." Jason said holding up the bag.

Elizabeth looked inside. He had three different tests, which she thought was really cute. "Let's go upstairs."

"Where is Cameron?" Jason didn't see his son.

"He's still napping." Elizabeth told Jason. That made this the perfect time to do this. "Come on." She said leading them upstairs. In their bathroom she took all the tests before coming out to sit with him. "Are you nervous?"

"Yeah." Jason admitted. "I'm guessing when we were at the mansion." Being in his old room with his wife had Jason wondering if his other self ever had sex there. Since it was doubtful he felt they should correct that. Elizabeth had stopped taking her birth control pills at the end of October. Kelly said it would take a few months for her system to flush out the medication and then they would be good to go. The plan was to use condoms until they were ready to start trying after they renewed their vows, just in case it didn't take that long.

"It's the only time we didn't use protection." They had gotten carried away. After they realized what had happened she secretly wished for this outcome, despite the odds being against them. They didn't speak again, but just waited for the alarm on his watch to sound. When it did they went into the bathroom together.

"Positive." Elizabeth said starting to cry. She was holding one of the tests.

"Positive." Jason said with shining eyes. He reached for the last test which bore the same result. "We're having a baby. We should go to the hospital, and make it official."

"I'll call Kelly and see if she can fit me in." Elizabeth said as Jason pulled her close.

"When can we tell Cam?" He wanted to share their good news.

"After we see Kelly." Elizabeth said pulling out her phone. "One hour." She said hanging up.

"We may run into my parents." Jason said not wanting to let her go.

"Or Emily." Elizabeth said holding him tight. "I don't mind."

"Let's go lie down until it's time to leave." Jason suggested before kissing her gently. They were having another child. Right now he just wanted to care for her, and he wanted her in his arms.

They walked into the hospital and ran into all three members of their family who worked there, and Johnny who had met Emily for lunch. "What are you doing here?" Emily, who spotted them first, asked.

Jason looked at his wife and then back at the family. "We have an appointment to see Kelly."

"For?" Monica asked getting excited.

"Yeah." Elizabeth smiled trying not to cry.

"Can we come?" Alan asked excited as well.

"Absolutely." Jason said before they all headed to the elevator.

The family had to wait in the reception area and Cameron waited with them. He didn't understand why everyone was so excited. Daddy said they would talk when they got back home so for now Cameron sat on Maimeo's lap and showed her some of the games on his tablet.

When mommy and daddy came back out they were smiling, but crying too which made Cameron's stomach feel funny. He didn't like it when his mom cried, and he'd never seen daddy cry. Even though he said he did. There was also lots of hugging. Looking up he saw everyone was crying, and that made him feel scared. His mom had a band aid on her arm, and since they were in the hospital he wondered if she was sick. But if she was she wouldn't be smiling so wide. Confused Cameron touched the back of his dad's hand softly. "Is mommy okay?" He asked quietly when daddy squatted down.

"Mommy's fine." Jason stood with is son in his arms. "Let's go home and well tell you what is happening. We'll get together at the house tonight. Liz and I will tell grandmother, grandfather, and Tracy then."

"Six o'clock." Alan said beaming.

"Let's go home." Elizabeth could tell Cameron was upset, and she wanted to put him at ease.

In the penthouse they sat on the couch and Jason put Cameron on his lap. "Mommy is going to have a baby." He told his son.

"Is it a boy baby or a girl baby?" Cameron wanted to know.

"It's too soon to tell." Elizabeth held up the ultrasound picture. "See that really small spot." She pointed with her finger. "That's the baby."

Cameron scrunched up his nose. "That's really small. Are you sure that's a baby?" He was kind of hoping it wasn't.

"We are sure buddy." Jason told his son. Cameron didn't seem all that excited. Looking over at Liz he saw that she picked up on that too. In fact their son seemed a bit apprehensive. "You're going to be a big brother." Jason explained, not sure if Cameron got that.

"When is it coming?" He wanted to know.

"In September." Elizabeth told them.

"That's really far away." Cameron told his parents.

"Aren't you happy about being a big brother?" Jason was hoping Cameron would tell them what he was thinking so hard about.

Cameron looked up at his dad. The man he trusted the most in the world. There was something the little boy needed to know. "Daddy can I tell you something?"

"You can tell me anything Cameron." Jason assured his son.

"Jimmy's mom is having a baby and his older brother said if it was a boy they were going to make Jimmy leave because they wouldn't need him anymore. If the baby is a boy do I have to go?" It came out in a rush.

"Cameron if you leave, who is going to show the baby how to do fun stuff? Or who will look out for the baby when they are ready to go to school?" Jason shifted his son closer. "Being a big brother is a really important job, and no one can do that for this baby but you."

"Really?" Cameron looked at his mom.

"Really." She promised. "I'm going to count on you helping me, especially when my tummy gets bigger. I'll need help tying my shoes."

"I can learn how. Daddy will you teach me how?" Cameron asked Jason excited to be able to help his mom.

"I sure will. We can start practicing tomorrow." Jason promised. "We are going to need to be careful with mommy while she has the baby in her tummy."

"We need to protect her." Cameron said nodding.

"Exactly." Jason grinned at his wife who just rolled her eyes. "Between the two of us we can make sure mommy is taken care of. Okay?" Jason held up his hand and Cameron high fived him.

"Is there still going to be a wedding?" Cameron had an important job there too. He was walking mommy down the aisle.

"There will." Elizabeth told her son. "I may need another dress though." If she was showing her fitted gown wouldn't work. They would deal with that tomorrow. Tonight was all about the baby. She was looking forward to celebrating.

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